Peter A. Lang Art

Tilting Windmills
24 x 18 Oil on Canvas

Tilting Windmills is a l'hommage to Man of La Mancha. Centrally featured is Don Quixote wearing a barber's bowl, "the Golden Helmet of Mandrino." The Sancho character is a light-hearted salute to the famous photo of Picasso. The Madonna-like form suggests Dulcinea rather Aldanza. Included is the "noble" steed, Rosinante. As you get to know Peter, you will find that he is no stranger to tilting windmills, himself.

Aphrodite
18 x 24 Oil on Canvas
Inspired by Botticelli's interpretation of the myth entitled Birth of Venus. Here, in Peter's version, the imagery is kept naive and the colors have been simplified. Innocent as a newborn, Aphrodite emerges from the sea, viewed from various vantage points, simultaneously.

Star-crossed
18" x 24" Oil on Canvas

In this interpretation of Romeo and Juliet, Peter has intertwined key elements of the play with the protagonists. To increase the drama, there are multiple lights sources including the moon, the balcony, plus one imagined above and behind the viewer.

12 x 12 Oil on Canvas

Still Life, Representational

Inspired by a visit to Monterey Valley with the Doss Family.

30 x 40 Oil on Canvas

Still Life

The Tea Set 
26" x 48" Oil on Canvas
Peter produced a quiet painting even on this large canvas. He used a scumbling technique to reduce the number of times he lifted the brush from the canvas. Also, he used his optic aids far less on this piece relying on muscle memory and ... "zen."

16 x 20 Oil on Canvas

The first of a series of three - from the Blindfolded Man

Whimsical Narrative Abstraction (self-portrait of legally blind artist)

16 x 20 Oil on Canvas 

The second of a series of three  - from the Blindfolded Man

Whimsical Narrative Abstraction (self-portrait of legally blind artist)

24 x 20 Oil on Canvas 

The third of a series of three  - from the Blindfolded Man

Whimsical Narrative Abstraction (self-portrait of legally blind artist)

20 x 30 Oil on Canvas

Still Life, Floral

28 x 36 Oil on Canvas 

From the Blindfolded Man

18 x 24 Oil on Board

24 x 48 Oil on Canvas

Peter used a 6" x 12" poshod, completed earlier, to generate this larger piece.

9 x 12 Oil on Canvas Board 

Palette Knife Study

30 x 30 Oil on Canvas

Still Life, Fractured

24" x 24" Oil on Masonite Board

Whimsical, Figurative

Untitled Still Life
9" x 12" Oil on Canvas Board 

This piece is a l'homage to Renoir's Luncheon for the Boating Party. Peter focused on the table (with modifications) making this painting more of a still life. The Romantics had an incredible way of using brushstrokes to suggest the essence of light.

Lighthouse at Sunset 
4" X 12" Oil on canvas board

A small full-pallette landscape.

11 x 14 Oil on Canvas Board

This the most representational piece Peter has completed to date.